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Subject: [PIATT] James W. Piatt
Date: 3 Sep 2003 20:09:44 -0600

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Surnames: Piatt, Sommerfeld, McLaughlin
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Searching for information about James Piatt, with middle name presumably 'Wallace.' He was born about 1850-1855 in PA according to the Pittsburgh Federal Census of 1880. This information conflicts with a location of Belmont Co., OH mentioned in 'All Sorts of Pittsburghers.' James Piatt was the owner of Piatt's Restaurant & Saloon at 248 Fifth Ave. in Pittsburgh. One of his wives was Elizabeth McLaughlin. They had a son named John Newell Piatt (graduate of Yale Law School) who became a prominent Pittsburgh attorney and, like his father, was a colorful charcter in Pittsburgh politics. James Piatt served on the Pittsburgh City Council for the Second Ward and was at various times a member of the Police Committee, the Highways Committee and the Printing Committee. Any information, especially about his parents, would be appreciated.

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